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FDA Warns Against Wide Use Of The Drugs Trump Hailed As 'Game Changers'

The agency said Friday that using hydroxychloroquine and a related compound, chloroquine, for COVID-19 may cause life-threatening side effects. That warning contradicts the president's own enthusiasm.

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